Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up There is a parable of the Chinese bamboo tree, a true story that ...

Now, here’s an interesting story a coach of mine told me a while ago that has a great lesson for entrepreneurs. It’s the story of the Chinese Bamboo Tree. To grow the Chinese Bamboo Tree, you’d water ...

Philip Karoki, a worker at a bamboo farm. Bamboo has plenty of uses such as construction, making charcoal, pulp, utensils, furniture, toothpicks and crafts. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD] The bamboo ...

Bamboo is not wood, but a grass with no woody material in its stem. But we are seeing more and more use of this grass in cabinets and as a wood substitute. And I have seen some pretty good-looking ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Bamboo fabric is made from fibers that have been harvested ...

Philip Karoki, a worker at a bamboo farm. Bamboo has plenty of uses such as construction, making charcoal, pulp, utensils, furniture, toothpicks and crafts. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD] The bamboo ...